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Westminster Kingsway College sees golden opportunity for employment at Olympics

A college opened its doors to help a community realise its Olympic dream. Westminster Kingsway College welcomed Lord Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), at the Camden Council Employment and Skills Opportunities Fair. It was held to ensure residents and students in Camden are aware of the […]

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FE charity in administration ~ FE Week investigates

Learning and Skills Network (LSN) placed in administration after turnover dips by £29 million in two years and pension liability leaves an £8 million hole – but it is ‘business as usual’ for staff as buyers are sought. Struggling for income and with a crippling multi-million pension liability, a charity with more than 25 years […]

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Government gives go ahead to FE college merger

The merger of two further education (FE) colleges has been given the go-ahead. Stroud College and Filton College will, from February 1 next year, be legally known as South Gloucestershire and Stroud College after the proposed merger was agreed today by John Hayes MP, secretary of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning. Both […]

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Learning and Skills Network in administration

A charity with more than 25 years experience in the education sector has been placed into administration. Ian Oakley-Smith, David Hurst and Karen Dukes of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) were appointed joint administrators of Learning and Skills Network (LSN) on Thursday. The charity, with a turnover of around £13 million for 2010/11,  employs 117 staff and is based in London […]

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Success for first Suited, Booted, Recruited employment course at Filton College

Filton College are celebrating after their new Suited, Booted, Recruited course proved a roaring success. Young people, who were not in education, employment or training, were given the opportunity to undertake the course to enhance their employability. The two week intensive programme that commenced on 10th October 2011 was designed to enable 16-18 year olds […]

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Youth unemployment is our problem

Bleak just got bleaker for youth employment… Orange no longer uses the tagline “the future’s bright”, good job really, this statement would carry a trading standards warning after last week’s news about unemployment. The future for our young people is anything but bright.Youth unemployment is at an all time high; nearly one million 16-24 year […]

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Adult apprenticeships triple as youth unemployment soars

New adult apprenticeships have hit a record high, adding to fears that the government skills drive is struggling to combat youth unemployment. The number of new apprentices aged 25 and above rose by more than 250 per cent to 175,500 in 2010/11, making up more than a third of total starts. The total number of […]

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Adult apprenticeships benefit from Train to Gain funding

The rise in adult apprenticeships is being fuelled by the transfer of funding from Train to Gain, according to government statistics. New apprentices aged 25 or over increased by 126,500 in 2010/11, while new learners starting a Train to Gain qualification, now referred to as Workplace Learning, went down by 130,200. The findings add to fears […]

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Funding will be cut if standards not met

NAS could withdraw funding from providers as they look into “every short apprenticeship” Funding will be withdrawn from providers who fail to meet standards as government agencies bid to tackle short apprenticeships. The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is working alongside the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to review every short apprenticeship programme. It comes following the […]

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